The Doctor is Out: Managing Resentment By Kelly Houseman (Our son, a few months old. All the doctor, none of the drama!) I recently received an email from a new friend asking how I was able to make it through med school, residency, fellowship and now attending life without harboring resentment and while staying supportive. […] Continue reading → 
Five Stages of Distress When You Find Out Your PHYSICIAN is Ill by Monica Swanson Flus, colds…this is the time of the year that it seems everyone is fighting something. If you haven’t been sick recently, then someone you know probably has been. This is a phenomenon that occurs every winter, everywhere, and no one is […] Continue reading → 
4 Creative Ideas for Spending a Fun Valentine’s Day With Your Kids By Michelle Peterson The season of love is upon us again, and for many physician families it can be challenging to decide how to spend Valentine’s Day – especially if the physician in the family won’t be home to share the love. Even if […] Continue reading → 
(Editor’s Note: This is our all-time most-liked and best read blog post. Read it to find out why.) It Must Be Nice By Erica Camp “It must be nice.” Without a doubt, this is my least favorite colloquialism in the English language. Though not explicitly stated in the phrase, I have always felt that it […] Continue reading → 
Plan Ahead: Tax Tips for Physician Families By Bruce Roscher It’s best to be prepared at tax preparation time, so much less stress is created. Tax time can be especially stressful for younger taxpayers who are going through life changes, or earning substantially higher income for the first time. Young physician families are an excellent […] Continue reading → 
Rethink Your Resolutions By Stacie Johnson (Editor’s Note: This blog was originally published in 2014, but its message is timeless.) Last year I made a New Year’s resolution to not clean as much. Yep, that is right, I declared I wouldn’t clean my house. I decided […] Continue reading → 
Balancing Interfaith Holidays By Julie Berkowitz Newman Ah, ‘tis the season. For stress. The holidays have been marketed as joyous celebrations, with visions of snowflakes, crackling fires, and familial harmony floating before our eyes. Of course, a good portion of the country won’t have snow or temperatures cool enough to […] Continue reading → 
“Daddy would rather be here with us” By Cayela Moody I sit in the pew, but I am not alone. I am never alone. Next to me you will find two cherubs, in their Christmas finery, with perfectly curled coifs, poised to go on and give the performance of a lifetime. Two boys wiggle impatiently, […] Continue reading → 
The Night Before Christmas (from a physician family point of view) By Amber Stueven ‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, Not a pager was beeping, “For once, a quiet house.” The children were snug, in their beds did they lay, While Daddy ran resuscitations in the trauma bay. Another holiday that […] Continue reading → 
How to Cope with the Stress and Final Struggle in Medical School – and to Enjoy the Excitement After it. By Dr. Yohannes Mengistu (internship) (Editor’s Note: Physician Family readers will recall our young Ethiopian friend Yohannes Mengistu from an article he wrote for the Spring 2016 issue of Physician Family: Challenges Facing a Foreign […] Continue reading →